Permit Record

Alteration Commercial

236 ELM ST, SOMERVILLE MASSACHUSETTS

ClassificationBuilding PermitCommercial Alteration
Reliable valueNot in source
ContractorSigns By J
Permit record
Parties
Contractor
Signs By J
Applicant
Signs By J
Owner
Not in source
Architect
Not in source
Engineer
Not in source
Contractor license
Not in source
Building & lot · PLUTO
Building class
Not in source
Zoning district
Not in source
Lot area
Not in source
Year built
Not in source
Units (total)
Not in source
Floor area
Not in source
Parcel & enrichment
Parcel APN
026-A-00002-000000
Climate zone (IECC)
5A
Roof area (est.)
Not in source
HVAC tonnage (est.)
Not in source
Building type
Not in source
Geocode & dates
Coordinates
42.3949, -71.1219
Geocode confidence
100%
Geocode source
Not in source
Issued
2026-06-18
Applied
2026-05-29
Work class
Commercial
Description
Source description

Remove existing aluminum sign faces from non-illuminated wall cabinet and blade sign. Install new, same materials, new logo and colors. BUFFALO EXHANGE

Status
Current status
issued
Source status
Issued
Expired
2026-12-18
Provenance
First seen (no changes since)
Jun 24, 2026 · 19:12 UTC
Data-quality checks0 of 12 flagged

0 of 12 data-quality rules flagged anything on this permit.

Checks not flagged

  • Geocode out of bounds
  • Geocode is sentinel
  • Issued date in the future
  • Issued date parse bug
  • Issued date is placeholder
  • Commercial units is placeholder
  • Residential units out of bounds
  • Residential units is placeholder
  • Total units out of bounds
  • Total units is placeholder
  • Valuation out of bounds
  • Valuation is placeholder
Project timeline at this parcel

6 permits at this parcel (parcel 026-A-00002-000000) · 2020-12-22 – 2026-06-18

  1. 2026-06-18This permitAlteration Commercial · IssuedSigns By J
  2. 2022-04-079731240Alteration Commercial · Finaled$80,000JEFF NGUYEN, SY CONSTRUCTION
  3. 2021-06-238260238Alteration Commercial · Issued$35,000ZVI Construction
  4. 2020-12-227848954Alteration Commercial · Finaled$75,974ZVI Construction
  5. Date not in source6713890Alteration Commercial · AppliedFASTSIGNS
  6. Date not in source10257719Alteration Commercial · CancelledNES Light

Full permit history at this parcel · as of 2026-06-28.

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